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Ramadi, Eric; Ramadi, Serge; Nasr, Karim – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
This study explored gaps between industry expectations and perceptions of engineering graduates' skill sets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study measured the importance that managers of engineers placed on 36 skills relevant to engineers. Also measured was managers' satisfaction with engineering graduates' skill sets.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Graduates, Communication Skills, Time Management
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Castéra, Jérémy; Clément, Pierre – Science & Education, 2014
This work analyses the answers to a questionnaire from 8,285 in-service and pre-service teachers from 23 countries, elaborated by the Biohead-Citizen research project, to investigate teachers' conceptions related to the genetic determinism of human behaviour. A principal components analysis is used to assess the main trends in all the interviewed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Preservice Teachers, Concept Formation
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Manna, Venessa F.; Yoo, Hanwook – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
This study examined the heterogeneity in the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) test population by modeling the relationship between test-taker background characteristics and test performance as measured by the "TOEFL iBT"® using a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with covariate approach. The background characteristics studied…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Language Tests, Student Characteristics
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Mtebe, Joel S.; Raisamo, Roope – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
Recent penetration of mobile technologies and its services in East Africa has provided a new platform for institutions to widen access to education through mobile learning. Mobile technologies provide learners with flexibility and ubiquity to learn anytime and anywhere via wireless Internet. However, far too little research has been conducted to…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Mucherah, Winnie; Finch, Holmes – International Journal of Testing, 2010
This study investigated the structural equivalence of the Self Description Questionnaire (SDQ) in relation to Kenyan high school students. A total of 1,990 students from two same-sex boarding schools participated. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the overall model fit the data well. However, an examination of the individual factors revealed…
Descriptors: African Culture, Boarding Schools, Construct Validity, Questionnaires
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Boileau, Catherine; Rashed, Selim; Sylla, Mohamed; Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2008
We developed an instrument for HIV/AIDS behavioral surveillance applicable to youth living in urban West Africa. The instrument includes a comprehensive set of constructs borrowed from the sociocognitive theory of planned behavior as well as measures of parental and peer communication An exploratory (n = 189) and validation sample (n = 342) of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Urban Youth, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires